Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network Clinical Pharmacist

Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network; Barnstaple; On-site; GBP 46,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare network in Barnstaple is looking for an enthusiastic Clinical Pharmacist to join its team. This role involves managing patients with long-term conditions and working closely with GPs. The position offers flexible hours, between 25 to 37.5 per week, and a salary ranging from £46,000 to £59,000 based on qualifications and experience. Successful candidates will need to be GPhC registered, with strong communication and organisational skills.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist.
• Recent experience in a comparable role in General Practice.
• Evidence of Continuous Professional Development (CPD).

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient-facing role.
• Clinically assess and manage patients using expertise in medicines.
• Provide leadership on medicines optimisation and quality improvement.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to work under pressure

Time management skills

Teamwork and autonomy

Teaching skills

Education

GPhC Registered Pharmacist

GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification

Tools

SystmOne

EMIS

Job description

Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network Clinical Pharmacist

The closing date is 10 December 2025

We are looking at an enthusiastic experienced Clinical Pharmacist to join our Clinical Pharmacy Team in the Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network.

The role will include a focus of work related to managing patients with long term condition.

To work in GP practices within the Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network, working closely with GPs, other practice staff and members of the primary healthcare team in managing patient care and supporting high quality, safe, cost effective, rational and evidence based prescribing.

To work across all care interfaces in relation to medication related issues. To deliver key objectives of the Primary Care Network DES across Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network.

Hours can be flexible between 25 hours - 37.5 hours a week to suit the right candidate.

Location: Brannam Medical Centre, Barnstaple with travel to Fremington, Litchdon and Queens Medical Centres.

Salary: £46,000-£59,000 WTE depending on qualifications and experience.

Interview Date: Wednesday, 17th of December 2025

Main duties of the job

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in a patient facing role to clinically assess and treat patients using your expert knowledge of medicines for specific disease areas.
• Work with clinicians, members of the Clinical Pharmacy team, MDTs, the wider PCN and member practices to identify and clinically manage a caseload of patients with long term conditions.
• To evaluate clinical information from examination and history taking.
• Provide specialist expertise in the use of medicines whilst helping to address both the public health and social care needs of patients at the PCNs practice(s) and to help in tackling inequalities.
• Provide leadership on person centred medicines optimisation and quality improvement, whilst contributing to the quality and outcomes framework and enhanced services.
• Develop relationships and work closely with other pharmacy professionals across PCNs and the wider health and social care system.
• Be part of a professional clinical network and will have access to appropriate clinical supervision.

About us

A new vacancy has arisen for a Barnstaple Primary Care Network Clinical Pharmacist. The successful applicant will be working in GP practices within the Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network, working closely with GPs, other practice staff and members of the primary healthcare team in managing patient care and supporting high quality, safe, cost effective, rational and evidence based prescribing. To work across all care interfaces in relation to medication related issues. To deliver key objectives of the Primary Care Network DES across Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network.

Based mainly at Brannam Medical Centre, which is a long-established training Practice for doctors and other clinical team members, we are proud of the supportive environment we have created and the staff feel included and communicate well with other departments.

Person Specification

Experience

• Minimum of two years working as a pharmacist.
• Recent previous experience within comparable role in General Practice.
• Experience of prescribing/clinical systems such as SystmOne, EMIS.

Other

• Evidence of CPD
• Ability to work flexibly with the ability to travel between sites and undertake domiciliary visits.
• Clean/valid driving licence

Knowledge/ Skills

• An appreciation of the NHS agenda and Government targets.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Good organisational skills.
• Ability to work under pressure in a busy environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team and autonomously.
• Time management skills. Ability to plan, prioritise and organise workload.
• Teaching skills.
• Ability to follow policy and procedure.
• Ability to make decisions.
• Able to analyse and interpret prescribing data.

Qualifications

• GPhC Registered Pharmacist.
• GPhC Independent Prescriber Qualification is preferred but a willingness to gain the qualification within 12 months of being in the role would be considered.

Qualities/Attributes

• Polite and Confident.
• Flexible and cooperative.
• Knowledge of audit and research
• Motivated.
• Forward thinker.
• High levels of integrity and loyalty.
• Understanding of clinical governance and risk management

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Barnstaple Alliance Primary Care Network

£46,000 to £59,000 a year depending on qualifications and experience

This job description is not definitive or exhaustive and may be reviewed in the light of changing circumstances at a personal or organisational level. Any changes will be made in consultation with the post holder through the appraisal and review process.